Earth Month Ecochallenge: Drawdown

April 1 - April 30, 2021

Braeden O'Connell

Asheville High School Spring 2021!

"I want to learn what I need to do to help the world, in whatever way I can."

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
91 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

22

minutes

spent learning

Braeden's actions

Buildings

Learn about the Legacy of Redlining

Multiple Solutions

I will spend at least 45 minutes learning about the legacy of redlining and how city planning and environmental justice issues are interconnected.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Bioplastics

Bioplastics are a promising solution to plastic waste and climate change… but they aren’t necessarily sustainable. Find out why!

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Watch a Video about Methane Digesters

Methane Digesters

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Power

I will spend at least 36 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will spend at least 22 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Sinks

Learn More about Silvopasture

Silvopasture

I will spend at least 18 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

What does your vision of a sustainable community look like? What would need to be changed in order for such vision to become reality?
Braeden O'Connell 5/05/2021 9:26 PM
My perfect sustainable community would draw from a large solar grid from deserts and a large wind grid from plains. These would power the nations, but for smaller tasks such as cooking, biogas would be used to replace charcoal and wood, thus creating a sustainable future. To do this we need to move past the economic system of today and work towards large government initiatives and projects.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks

How is your diet currently impacting deforestation? What can you do to decrease your negative impact and increase your positive impact?
Braeden O'Connell 4/23/2021 6:44 PM
I think it's about switching to alternatives that are hopefully affordable. If I have learned anything in this class it is that the process of meat harvesting is awful. I think it might be time to go vegan.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks

Had you heard of the term "silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?
Braeden O'Connell 4/17/2021 9:40 AM
I think the greatest advantage of silvopasture is its ability to effectively deal with the symptoms of climate change and contain its own climate-damaging outputs.

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